Tigers’ live chat – recap
I had a lot of fun doing the Tigers’ live chat yesterday — thanks again to Billfer setting it up and of course allowing me to participate.
Quick rundown of what seemed to be the themes of the panelists and of the questions:
- Most people were happy with the Washburn trade
- Some felt Detroit gave up too much by including Mauricio Robles (and the John Smoltz talk was present)
- most frequent question asked by commentors: Where’s the bat? / Is Detroit going to get a bat?
- In terms of a bat, many liked Adam Dunn
- Luke Scott was talked about quite a bit, but his recent slump was a cause for concern
- Lack of a proven backup for Brandon Inge (and Inge’s gimpy knees) was discussed
- The Scott Rolen trade was baffling
- Many panelists didn’t like the Giant’s trade for Sanchez (felt they overpaid).
- Many liked the Cliff Lee trade (and that was before he threw a complete game in his first start)
If you get a chance, take a read through the transcripts, as I’m probably not doing it justice. Love to see the fan support of the team. Of course, the White Sox / Peavy trade was not announced until after the chat, so there was no discussion around it.